CALL FOR (f)route graffiti photos

When Chaco Kato was installing her work at the Cassilis Cemetery I scribbled this (f)route on the grass using her ribbon.

It now features in the short (f)route film made by Fiona York here . (Currently being considered by the  ABC Open Project).

(f)route is currently pitching to become a SERIOUS social enterprise (for the good of art, food and regional communities) and we thought it would be a good idea to get (f)route graffiti photos posted from all over East Gippsland. 

So. if you'd make one - photograph it,  and send it to us - or post it on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/froutey - well.. that'd be great.

We are also pitching to a few magazines - Country Life, Frankie, etc - so would LOVE a collection of hi res images for our media library. We can't pay you for them yet - but we hope to one day. (When it's a Social Enterprise).

A couple of other (f)route signs that appeared during the project ...

SUMMER (f)route SEASON

We had  great (f)route meeting today to discuss what a SUMMER (f)route SEASON should look like.
(art + fruit + (f)route breakfasts for all).

We're calling for (f)route breakfast dates (from across East Gippsland)  so we can create a calendar for this summer.

(you know - date/location/contact  + any extra fruit based activity? cider making, limoncello, jam making, CART making)

Amelie found this very neat fruit calendar to help us plan our for our (f)eature (f)ruits.

Source: http://www.vnv.org.au/site/files/seasonalfoodcalendar.pdf

grapefruit to share

a (f)route present left at The Stables Gallery

(f)route - The Crunch

Neil Smith (community/social enterprise guru based in Nowa Nowa) and I went to The Crunch information session today.(Run by Social Traders).
We are a bit excited about the prospect of a fruit & arts led recovery for East Gippsland :-)
The info was great, and I think we can meet a lot of the criteria - just need to work on the business plan a bit. (Thanks for the prod, Amelie!)
Oh and make our art. (We've got the fruit).
(Oh, we've done some GREAT art - but, we need a little more to truly call it an arts led recovery) :-)

I'm specially pleased to see that Creative Clunes (Booktown), got its kick from The Crunch.
http://www.thecrunch.socialtraders.com.au/enterprises/dsp-enterprise.cfm?loadref=7
So, can't help thinking they are our sort of people. Fingers crossed.